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Andropogon gerardii Vitman Big bluestem; Turkeyfoot; Big turkeyfoot; Andropogon chrysocomus Nash; Andropogon furcatus Muhl ex Willd; Andropogon provincialis Lam

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© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Andropogon gerardii, Whole plant	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Andropogon gerardii, Flower
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Andropogon gerardii, Leaf	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Andropogon gerardii, Stem

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly / Plug-Ins PLANTS Profile   Andropogon gerardii Vitman big bluestem         Symbol:   ANGE   Group:   Monocot   Family:   Poaceae   Duration:   Perennial   Growth Habit:   Graminoid   Native Status:   L48    N CAN    N Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. Jennifer Anderson. United States, IA, Scott Co., Davenport, Fairmont Cemetery. 2002. Usage Requirements .   More Information: Characteristics Classification Fact Sheet (pdf) (doc) Plant Guide (pdf) (doc) PM Publications Data Source and Documentation   Images: Andropogon gerardii Vitman Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Andropogon thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Synonyms: Andropogon gerardii Vitman   ANCH8 Andropogon chrysocomus Nash   ANFU5 Andropogon furcatus Muhl. ex Willd.   ANGEC Andropogon gerardii Vitman var. chrysocomus (Nash) Fernald   ANPR3 Andropogon provincialis Lam.   Distribution: Andropogon gerardii Vitman View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AL , AR , AZ , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WI , WV , WY ), CAN (MB, ON, QC, SK)   Related Taxa: Andropogon gerardii Vitman View 338 genera in Poaceae , 20 species in Andropogon   Classification: Andropogon gerardii Vitman Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons Subclass Commelinidae Order Cyperales Family Poaceae – Grass family Genus Andropogon L. – bluestem Species Andropogon gerardii Vitman – big bluestem   U.S. Weed Information: Andropogon gerardii Vitman big bluestem bluejoint turkeyfoot This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S. SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM . Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.   Wetland Indicator Status: Andropogon gerardii Vitman Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H FACU,FAC FAC FAC FAC- FACU FAC- FACU FAC- FACU FACU NO NO NO NO Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status   More Accounts and Images: Andropogon gerardii Vitman View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS). View species account , photographs , and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. View species account , distribution map , and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web. View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40462. View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening. View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN). View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn). View 8 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network. View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium. View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.   Related Web Sites: Andropogon gerardii Vitman AZ-University of Arizona Images Canada-Rangeland Ecosystems & Plants-Univ. of Saskatchewan Forestry Images IA-Grasses of Iowa IL-Illinois State Museum Image IL-Illinois Wildflowers IL-Prairie Restoration KS-Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses MA-Blue Planet Biomes MI-Michigan State University Extension MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder NC-Ornamental Grasses Plant Fact Sheets (NCSU) ND & MN-Selected Range Plants NY-Cornell University Allstar Groundcovers OH-Seed ID Workshop OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery TX-Image Archive of Central Texas Plants TX-Vascular Plant Image Gallery (TAMU) WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium     Time Generated: 11/20/2009 06:55 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 6 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Andropogon gerardii%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Andropogon gerardii ID: 0000 0000 0506 1144 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Andropogon gerardii ID: 0000 0000 0506 1145 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Andropogon gerardii ID: 0000 0000 0506 1146 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Andropogon gerardii ID: 0000 0000 0207 0914 [detail] © 2007 Trent M. Draper Andropogon gerardii ID: 0000 0000 0207 0915 [detail] © 2007 Trent M. Draper Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem ID: 0000 0000 0608 1522 [detail] © 2008 Jason E. Willand Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2009 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley